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[murderface]

either there is just nothing other there, or i am an idiot and cannot google properly. however, i've tried everything i can think of, and have come up empty handed.

how would a well-known yakuza be able to get into the states? would his superiors give him a new identity and fake papers and send him off on a plane? smuggle him on a cramped, smelly

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[rockthecj]

When you say 'well known', what do you mean by that? He's heavily featured in the media? Has he any convictions? A police record? These are usually the reasons why his visa may be denied.

That say, the yakuza nowadays don't flaunt it. They are usually in business, commerce, construction or union trades, therefore they would travel on their behalf. There are also political ties to consider that they could use to aid the visa application.

You may need to be specific about his position, such as what role has he in his family?

[rockthecj]

Sorry for not explaining why I asked these questions. You mentioned superiors, which sounded as if he was low-ranked. So it'd not make sense to create a new ID when there may be others in the family who could go in his place. Excuse me if the questions sounded rude, I didn't mean them to be.

Readers Digest Version of a Mistaken Identity

[sandypawozbun]

I'm not sure if this helps, but Hatsuumi, Ninth Grand Master of our Ninjutu school, was travelling with a trusted senior instructor from Japan to America quite a while ago (over ten years I reckon). They were both very well dressed, and were looking at the looks they were recieving from the customs officers in the US. In Japanese one of them said to the other, "They think we're Yakusa", and grinned at each other. The only thing the customs officers understood was the word "Yakusa". Within minutes they were both hauled in to an interview room with their luggage. The customs officers treated them badly, abusing them, strewing the contents of their luggage all around, demanding to know who they were, and what their intentions were for travelling to the US

[windtear]

Truthfully I don't see any reason why they would be denied entrance under their own names. If they haven't committed any crimes in an American jurisdiction, they aren't wanted by Interpol, and the Japanese police don't stop them, why would the Americans have a reason to stop them? If they keep their heads down during Customs and Homeland Security doesn't just decide they're a threat for no reason I would think they'd be fine.

[csinman]

Ditto.

[frohike]

Not meaning to nag, but where's the subject line?